Sergio Maffi

SERGIO MAFFI D.V.M. + graduated at Milan University in 1987 + Officially authorized Veterinarian in Italy (since 1988), Sweden (since 2011), Norway (since 2010) + Officially temporary authorized Veterinarian in Alaska (in 2013) + Director and owner since 1988 in his 24h/7d small animal clinic, responsible for a team of 6 other vets. 1) Veterinary interests: - sporting dog medicine and rehabilitation - feeding and nutrition - general and orthopaedic surgery - parassitology 2) SLEDDOG activities: a) CHIEF Veterinarian at long distance races: - Polardistans 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 - Vildmarkracet 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 - Bergebylopet N70 2016 2017 2018 2019 b) TRAIL Veterinarian at long distance races: - Yukon Quest 2013 - Finnmarkslopet 2012 2013 2014 2015 (IFSS L. D. World Championships) 2017 2018 2019 - Femundlopet 2010 2011 (IFSS L.D. World Championships) 2012 2014 2015 - Race to the sky 2009 - Hudson Bay Quest 2011 - Amundsen Race 2013 2014 2015 2018 - Beaver Trap Trail 2016 - Soria Non-stop XL XS 2015 2016 - Spain Long Distance (d.l.) 2016 2017 2018 c) CHIEF Veterinarian at sprint races: - Golden Harness South Africa 2012 (dryland) - Trofeo Franciacorta 2011, 2012, 2013 (dryland) - FISTC European Championship 2012 - ECF european canicross Championship 2017 - CSEN Canicross Italian Championships - Many dryland and snow sprint races in Italy d) TRAIL Veterinarian at sprint races - IFSS World Championships snow 2019 - White Night Saint Petersburg 2019 e) CHIEF Veterinarian at stage races: (n.d.) - Alta Via 2015 2016 2017 f) TRAIL Veterinarian at stage races: - Alpentrail 2009 g) IFSS/WADA DOPING CONTROL OFFICER: - ESDRA 2010 European Championship (dryland) - IFSS 2013 World Championship (dryland) h) Conference Speaker at: + "Femundlopet 2012 Veterinary pre-race Seminar": - "Emergency treatments on the trail" - "WADA / IFSS and doping: test and control for sleddog races" + "ISDVMA European Symposium - Bergamo 2013": - "Gastric ulcers in sleddog: a gastroscopy clinical trial on long distance and sprint sleddogs" - "NT Pro-BNP: a cardiac evaluation for running sled dogs can we compare it with human marathon runners ?" + Rome Conference 2013 "Il Veterinario e lo Sleddog" + Hakadal Seminaret 2016 "In and out of Kennel Cough" i) Member of : - “ISDVMA” (International Sleddog Veterinary Medical Association) - “Mush With PRIDE” j) Past Vice President of A.I.M. (Associazione Italiana Mushers) k) Board and Founder member of A.I.V.S e C. (Associazione Italiana Veterinari Sleddog e Canicross) 3) Other veterinary activities: a) Volunteer activities for "catch/spay/vaccinate/release" campaign on stray dogs in: - South Africa (2008, 2009, 2010, 2012) - India (2011, 2013) - Romania (2007, 2008) - Spain (2011, 2014) b) Official Vet at FCI "Search and Rescue Team - World Championships" (Italy, 2010) c) Published scientific paper: - "Prevalence of Heartworm disease in dogs living in a fluvial area in Northern Italy" - "Perception of post-operative animal pain among Italian Veterinarians" - "Prevalence of intestinal parasites in dogs and cats living in two Italian Provinces and perception of zoonotic risks among their owners". 4) Hobbies and other activities: - Sports: rugby, downhill skiing, climbing, canyoning - History and Archeology - Cooking